News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
The American army in search of a "flying jeep"
Americans are looking for a "flying jeep". On September 23, Popular Mechanics magazine reported that within the framework of the HSVTOL program, the US Air Force selected 35 promising models for creating a flying transport of the future.
In Russia, they told about US strikes from space
In Russia, they told about the work on the means of space attack in the United States. The United States is practicing the use of orbiters that can deliver covert strikes from space. This was stated by the general director of the Almaz-Antey concern of East Kazakhstan Region, Yan Novikov, in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
In Ukraine, the tests of the replacement of the Molot mortar have been completed
State tests of the MP-120 mortar developed by the Ukrainian Armored Vehicles company have been completed at one of the Ukrainian training grounds. The product is designed to replace the Hammer mortar in the troops, whose defects led to the rupture of the barrel. The end of the tests is reported by Defense Express.
The production of the first satellite of the Skif system has begun in Russia
The production of the first satellite of the new Russian space group "Skif" for providing broadband Internet access has begun. This is stated on September 24 on the channel of the satellite-building enterprise "Information satellite Systems" named after Reshetnev " in YouTube.
In the United States, they were concerned about lagging behind Russia in hypersonic
The United States is concerned about the progress of Russia and China in the field of hypersonic weapons. Secretary of the Air Force (Air Force) Frank Kendall expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of implementation of such programs and the lag of the United States from competitors. This is reported by Air Force Magazine.
"Tosochka" will receive protection from high-precision weapons
In Russia, the production of a new system for protecting equipment from high-precision weapons has begun. The Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering " Tsniitochmash "of the Rostec State Corporation has started mass production of unified protection systems. This is reported on the website of Rostec.
Rogozin: the launch of Skif will allow the Russian Federation to create a full-fledged broadband Internet system
The Skif spacecraft are being developed within the framework of the Sphere program
The launch of the Skif spacecraft will allow creating a full-fledged broadband Internet access system in Russia in the future. This was announced on Friday on Twitter by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The second attempt of the Starliner to reach the ISS will be postponed to 2022
The Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) mission, which involves the second test attempt of the Starliner spacecraft without a crew to reach the International Space Station (ISS), is unlikely to take place this year, reports SpaceNews a statement by Katie Leaders, who recently headed the NASA Space Operations Directorate.
Rogozin praised Russia's launch of a competitor to Starlink and OneWeb
The launch of the first satellite of the Skif system will allow Russia to consolidate its orbital position. Thus, the general director of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, appreciated the importance of launching the Skif-D spacecraft on Twitter.
The British began building a new type of frigates
In the next ten years, the British fleet will be replenished with five frigates of the Type 31 project. On September 24, the press service of the Royal Navy reported that the steel for the ship HMS Venturer was solemnly cut at the Rosyth shipyard of Babcock.
Starlink will replace GPS and GLONASS
The Starlink global Internet system can be used as a replacement for the Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), according to the Ohio State University, citing a study aimed at publication in the journal IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems.
Photos of a large Chinese CH-6 attack UAV are presented
One of the novelties of the international aviation and space salon Airshow China 2021 will be the CH-6 reconnaissance and strike UAV. In the photos shown, it can be viewed in detail for the first time.
The head of the SVR: The West studied the influence of electromagnetic waves on people's brains
Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergey Naryshkin said that in the West during the Soviet era, studies were conducted on the influence of electromagnetic waves on the human brain, including the potential of their influence on human behavior. The head of the SVR told about this in an interview with RT.
A resident of the capital's SEZ is upgrading a line of industrial microchips for use in the Arctic
Resident of the SEZ "Technopolis Moscow" company "Micron" modernizes the production of industrial chips for efficient operation in the most extreme conditions. This was announced by the head of the Department of Investment and Industrial Policy Alexander Prokhorov.
The Russian unmanned vessel "Pioneer-M" was launched
Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard launched the research vessel "Pioneer-M". According to the United Shipbuilding Corporation, it will use technologies of unmanned navigation.
Russian Success Rockets in November will conduct the first launch of a suborbital rocket from a test site in the Astrakhan region
The private company Success Rockets (SR) intends to set a record for the height of a suborbital flight for Russian private companies in November this year, the SR press service told Interfax.
Americans admired the new Russian motorcycle Ural
The American journalist of the Cycle World portal Justin Daves admired the new Russian motorcycle Ural. In his opinion, the vehicle combines vintage features, a powerful engine, modern technologies and an original design.
Preliminary tests of a prototype of a light multi-purpose grenade launcher complex have been conducted in Belarus
Chairman of the State Military Industry Committee of Belarus Dmitry Pantus checked the progress of preliminary tests on the development of a prototype within the framework of the ROC on the development of a light multi-purpose grenade launcher complex "Sapphire" by one of the enterprises of the country's defense industry.
The PKK-16 was reborn into the RPL-20
The Russian army wants to get ribbon machine guns. On September 22, the general designer of the Kalashnikov concern, Sergey Uzhumtsev, in an interview with RIA Novosti, told about the beginning of testing of a new 5.45 mm hand machine gun.
Ukraine will continue to develop the Sapsan missile system
The defense budget of Ukraine for 2022 will be increased. This will allow using the funds allocated for the purchase of weapons to continue the development of the Sapsan operational and tactical missile system (OTRK). This is reported by Defense Express.
